Tabernaemontana stapfiana
Species of plant
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Tabernaemontana stapfiana, commonly known as soccerball fruit,[3] is a medium-sized tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its flowers feature white with yellow-throated corolla lobes. The fruit is fleshy grey-green, in pairs, each up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter and weighing up to several kilograms. Its habitat is montane evergreen forests from 700–2,000 m (2,300–6,600 ft) elevation.[3] The plant is native to an area of Africa from Uganda south to Mozambique.[1]
| Tabernaemontana stapfiana | |
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| In Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Tabernaemontana |
| Species: | T. stapfiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabernaemontana stapfiana | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
